League Play-Off

Estadio Ferradeira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandre Melo got the match started through his kick off. Alexandre Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Nogueira succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Alexandre Melo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without João Martins having to make a save. In the 19th match minute, Ferradeira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandro Cabral to maneuver through the defense. 1-1 became the score in the 22nd minute when Nuno Guarda elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. João Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Guarda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alexandre Melo came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the SC Anais fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alexandre Melo couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Alexandre Melo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Martins was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Alexandre Melo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Martins read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. If Nuno Guarda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Anais's Filipe Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save SC Anais from getting a goal against them. Carlos Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Cruz having to interfere. João Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Melo in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Nogueira to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Alexandre Melo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ferradeira FC's João Martins was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alexandre Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Martins having to interfere. Rodrigo Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Trindade during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nuno Guarda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Martins having to interfere. If Carlos Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute, Nuno Guarda got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Filipe Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Nogueira in the 83rd minute of the match. Carlos Nogueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filipe Cruz having to make a save. Nuno Guarda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. João Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 93 played minutes SC Anais got a freekick which was hit by João Henriques. If Carlos Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.